"We made a fatal attempt to fish offshore yesterday in 30 knots of wind," reported Independence skipper Jeff DeBuys June 3, "and we came up empty handed."

"We did see some tuna, but they kept on going in the sloppy seas. As for today, we fished in the comfort of an island, but we were not wind free by any means, as we had 20 knots all day long. The good news is we had a good day on 20 to 35 pound yellowtail.

"We are not going to get a break in this weather according to the weather reports we get, so we are going to make the best of a bad situation."

Star Scratches Alijos

"Upon our arrival at Alijos we found good water temp, color and current," reported Royal Star owner skipper Tim Ekstrom June 2.

"The small yellows (12 to 15 pounds) were biting in the shallows. We opted to set up outside of them and try for tuna. Throughout the afternoon we scratched at 12 to 15 pound yellowfin mixed with the same grade yellowtail.